MattW wrote:That looks huge, taller than the Admiral even. Will be nice and windy down on street level with that enclosed space. The building looks good quality though, hopefully will be nice when finished.

The number of student developments is relentless, only thing I wonder is with all these prime brownfield sites being taken up - what about affordable city centre living for the rest of us?

JR Smart have put in a planning app for residential in Herbert Street and of course there are thousands of homes planned for Dumballs Rd. Whether or not these developments will be 'affordable' I don't know.

I wonder if Central Square and the Tramshed will see Riverside and Grangetwown become more popular. From Tudor Street to SD2 is a brisk 5 minute walk if you nip through the arcades. I'm always surprised at how down at heel that area seems when there is some decent period housing right on the city centre doorstep.

The detail they have gone into in the materials sections for both this tower and the Hope Street tower shows that they are being very conscious of build quality. I don't think we need to worry about the architects, as One Central Square has turned out brilliantly. Hopefully Watkin Jones themselves have the courage to pump the necessary funds into both!

Karl wrote: I wonder if Central Square and the Tramshed will see Riverside and Grangetwown become more popular. From Tudor Street to SD2 is a brisk 5 minute walk if you nip through the arcades. I'm always surprised at how down at heel that area seems when there is some decent period housing right on the city centre doorstep.

The western part of Grangetown seems to be gentrifying quite quickly - Riverside and eastern Grangetown less so. I think the (undeserved) poor reputation of some of the local English Medium schools may be an issue for people considering the area. Hopefully the council's proposed reorganisation will address the issue.